Question papers of Common Admission Test were not leaked: IIM-Bangalore

The exam was conducted in two batches across 138 cities in the country on Sunday, December 4, and by evening some students had complained that screenshots of the question paper were leaked on a social networking site and that some students had entered the exam centre with mobile phones to take screen shots of the test paper.

The Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, the convener of Common Admission Test (CAT 2016) on Monday, has issued a statement refuting allegations of a paper leak.

The complaints first came from a centre in Bangalore, where students pointed at messages put up by one of the candidates where screenshots of the question paper was shared on Facebook. (HT file photo)

The exam was conducted in two batches across 138 cities in the country on Sunday, December 4, and by evening some students had complained that screenshots of the question paper were leaked on a social networking site and that some students had entered the exam centre with mobile phones to take screen shots of the test paper.

“Contrary to the rumours, there was no paper leak. There was, however, one instance of malpractice, where a candidate was found to have violated the strict instructions of the examination. The incident is being dealt according to the procedure of law,” stated a statement released by IIM-B on Monday evening.

The complaints first came from a centre in Bangalore, where students pointed at messages put up by one of the candidates where screenshots of the question paper was shared on Facebook. They were also seen asking answers to some of the questions from friends on the social networking site.

Students also said there was a technical glitch in the mathematics paper with some questions having unidentifiable symbols that even the invigilators could not explain.

The IIM-B has, however, refuted all these claims and ensured that “the test was not compromised in any manner”.